Soros, Sass May Name
Members to USAir Board

a Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter

Updated Oct. 23, 1996 12:10 a.m. ET

ARLINGTON, Va. -- George Soros and Martin Sass, two big holders of USAir Group Inc.'s Series B convertible preferred stock, have signaled in separate government filings that they may wish to elect two additional directors to USAir's board.

In a filing Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Soros, the financier who holds 7% of the preferred issue along with 5% of USAir's common stock, requested a special meeting of...